Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-05-06
HRIGIELL AND BORROWED.

of the earth a day have been regis
tered IN New Zealand.
The cyclone must now take a
back seat. The time has come
when the spring food gets in his
work.
A mitrailleuse is beng tried In
the Austrian army which will fire
a thousand bullets IN ninety sec
onds.
Rufus f. Davis, prominent
citizen Of Henry county, commit
ted suicide last Saturday by shoot
ing himself through the head.
A man in Burlington, VT, kissed
a strange woman at the depot in
place OF his sister, and she made
him paw $26 10 settle the case.
There is some talk IN Washing
ton because Mrs. Cleveland has not
been seen in public for more than a
month but il is idle and captious.
Such things will happen, you
know.
II never rains but il pOurs on the
farm OF Myron Huskings of Maple
Grove, Mich. The other day Mrs.
Huskings gave birth TO triplets,
TWO OF his ewes TO FIVE lambs, and
The family cat TO seven kittens.
The Rev. John Webb and a big
black bear met recently in the
woods Of Pocahontas county, w.
Va. Mr.. Webb spent the next FIVE
hours in dodging around the beast,
and finally killed bin with pocket
knife.
A Texas coroner returned yer
dict of suicide for a man who
was believed to have been
murdered by his hired men. he
took the ground, probably, that in
any event the man was killed By
bis own hands.
SO sharp is the competition
between real estate dealers in Los
Angeles, Cal, that they offer re-
markable inducements to purchas
ers. One of them advertises that
every purchaser Of a lot from him
will be vaccinated free Of charge.
Mr.. Patrick Hogan, Of Wise
county, was recently offered 500,
600 for $4,000 acres of mineral land,
said 10 be rich in iron, coal and
limestone. The offer was refused,
of course for the property is worth
FIVE times that amount If the min
erals are as abundant and valuable
as reported.
A citizen of Beaver Falls has a
dog that used TO answer TO the
name of "Snipe." Once the family
went visiting and left Snipe locked
up in the house. 1t was forty
three days before they returned,
but they found the dog alive. He
recovered from his long fast, and
since then has been called "Tan-
ner."
A very remarkable operation has
lust been performed by Mr.. Keetley
at the West London Hospital. A
child was brought in having large
mole covering nearly the whole of
it's cheek. He transplanted The
mole by exchange. That is, be re-
moved the mole from the cheek to
the arm, and planted flesh from the
arm on the cheek. Everything
succeeded perfectly.
Washington Territory Indians,
when they find drove OF deer in
the woods, take a lot of well-wOrn
blankets and fasten them at short
intervals on the bushes until long
line 10 thus decorated. Then they
surround the deer, driving them
toward the bushes, and when the
frightened animals smell the blank
cts they run along the line, retus-
ing to pass ii, and are then shot
down easily.
The Cabinet held a very import
ant meeting the other day-not to
consider Foreign Affairs, but the
question discussed had reference to
Domestic Affairs exclusively. To-
was finally decided that the Ma
tons Ward, If a boy, should be
called Grover-if Of the female
persuasion, its name should be
Frances Lillian. After this grave
question was settled Mr.. Cleveland
sang in bis sweetest tones-"That
Baby, NINE" and the Nations
COunselors silently adjourned TO
"Carry the news 10 Mary r-Er-
change.
An Eaglish lady residing in this
country has pet blackbird. Last
sommer the bird cage was placed
IN The open window and a Wild
blackbird few down TO il, looking |
through for a minute OF two at the !
prisoner, and then flying away. A
minute Sfterward the visitor re-
turned bearing a worm in it's beak. |
This acto friendship was repeated
again and again, until the Gagged
blackbird and his mistress Lad to
leave. The two birds had been
separated for eight mouths, but
recently the lady returned to the
country and had not hung the cage |
up half an hour before the same
wild blackbird was seen flying |
down to bis old friend.